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The Senate passed an extension of unemployment benefits through November last night; now the House has just done the same. Next stop: President Obama’s

Marine scientists at the University of Georgia are taking issue with a report released last week by the Obama administration that said much of the oil from the

Just released from the Vice President’s office: “Jill and I join the President and Michelle in expressing our sympathies to the families of the brave

McClatchy’s Jonathan Landay was with the Marines in Gangjal, a village in southern Afghanistan, when they walked into a killing zone of relentless gunfire and

Speaking at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East and South Asia, was asked

The U.S. State Department has announced the next stages in the process of approving or rejecting the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry tar sands crude oil from Alberta, Canada, to the Gulf Coast of America

Americans continue to grow more skeptical of the threat of global warming, with a new Gallup poll showing that nearly half of all Americans believe the threat

In an opinion piece published in his home state, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) came out against the value-added tax, or VAT, a broad-based tax on

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) just announced during the Senate Judiciary Committee’s televised executive session that he will vote for Supreme Court nominee

One thing unlikely to change as the result of President Obama’s review of Afghanistan strategy is the administration’s perspectives on Pakistan. As the Senate

Gov. Rick Scott quietly signed a handful of bills Friday, including a scaled-back set of income tax cuts and a rulemaking bill that clears up some discrepancies in last year’s House Bill 1565, which requires legislative approval for certain new regulations

On a conference call with supporters of Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom coalition on Tuesday evening, presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said she would reinstate Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, while agreeing with a caller who said allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military would “destroy the armed forces.” “I am a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ,” Bachmann said in her introductory remarks. “I gave my life to the Lord when I was 16 years of age.

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The jobs bill, which includes an extension to unemployment benefits among other provisions, could be passed if Democrats would be willing to pay for it with

Michigan’s largest business organization has announced support for the New International Trade Crossing — a new publicly-owned but privately-financed and built bridge that would connect Detroit and Windsor south of the Ambassador Bridge. The Detroit News reports that the Chamber endorsement gives a big boost for the coalition of business and labor groups that back the project and further isolates Ambassador Bridge owner Matty Maroun, who has spent millions campaigning against the project. [Gov.

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It may be a bad time to be endorsed by Americans for Legal Immigration PAC, or ALIPAC. The group is once again being accused of ties to white supremacist groups

Feeling bored on a quiet Friday? Well, staffers in the office of House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) have created an interactive timeline highlighting

The U.S. Senate may vote as early as today on an amendment that would eliminate one of the major government subsidies for the production of corn-based ethanol. The Hill reports : The Senate is slated to vote on Sen

Over the past five years, evaluators have found violations at state-funded subcontractors for Texas’ Alternatives to Abortion Services Program, which reimburses

The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR MI) has written a letter to the U.S.

Following up on Chris Steller’s elucidation of the Senate recount in Minnesota that’s left most pundits scratching their heads, several new reports show Al

Democratic Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich defeated Sen. Ted Stevens in the drawn-out race for Stevens’ Senate seat, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Begich is